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SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 1987

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FIRST TOWN PLANNING BOOK PUBLISHED

KONG,

A CHINESE INFORMATION BOOKLET ON TOWN PLANNING IN HONG PRODUCED BY THE TOWN PLANNING OFFICE OF THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT (BLD), HAS BEEN PUBLISHED.

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ENTITLED "TOWN PLANNING IN HỌNG KONG" THE BOOKLET DESCRIBES TOWN PLANNING HISTORY IN HONG KONG AT THE OUTSET, THEN INTRODUCES TOWN PLANNING ORGANISATION AND EXPLAINS THE FUNCTIONS OF TOWN PLANS AS WELL AS LEGISLATIONS REGARDING DEVELOPMENT CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT CURRENTLY PRACTISED IN HONG KONG.

BLD TOWN PLANNER (CENTRAL INFORMATION), MR RAYMOND WONG, SAID "THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT A LOCAL TOWN PLANNING PUBLICATION, OTHER THAN TOWN PLANS, IS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC SALE.

MATTERS WHICH

"THE PURPOSE OF THE PUBLIC SALE IS TO ALLOW MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO HAVE READY ACCESS ΤΟ A COMPREHENSIVE TOWN PLANNING PUBLICATION AND TO BE MORE AWARE OF THE TOWN PLANNING COULD AFFECT ALMOST EVERY ASPECT OF THEIR LIFE то EXTENT, HE ADDED.

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THE BOOKLET ALSO INCORPORATES TWO MAJOR ASPECTS OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, NAMELY NEW TOWN PROGRAMMES AND URBAN RENEWAL. THE TEXT IS ILLUSTRATED WITH FLOW CHARTS, PLANS, COLOURED MAPS AND AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS.

IT IS NOW AVAILABLE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING IN CENTRAL AT $45 PER COPY.

MR WONG SAID AN UPDATED ENGLISH VERSION OF THE BOOK WOULD BE PUBLISHED EARLY NEXT YEAR.

TENDERS FOR POLICE HQ PROJECT CALLED FOR

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ON A SINGLE-LEVEL

CONSTRUCTION WORK OF A SEVEN-STOREY PODIUM BASEMENT FOR THE NEW POLICE HEADQUARTERS COMPLEX AT ARSENAL STREET, WAN CHAI, WILL BEGIN IN JANUARY NEXT YEAR.'

THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS NOON ON SEPTEMBER 18.

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WHEN THE WORK IS COMPLETED IN 16 MONTHS, IT WILL PROVIDE POLICE WITH FACILITIES WHICH ARE MOST URGENTLY NEEDED то OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS.

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